Marguestau
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marguestau (INSEE 32236) is in Gers (32), part of CC du Grand Armagnac. Population 56 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 5,649 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 69 (2012) → 56 (2023): -18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 66 (1990) → 56 (2023): -15.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36, of which 11.1 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cazaubon): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Estang): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Estang): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cazaubon): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cazaubon): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALLES-D'ARMAGN weather station, 7.7 km away at 133 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EAUZE, 14.1 km away at 165 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAZAUBON - DDE, 6.8 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32127
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasilly | 89 | 531 km NE | 54 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marcigny-sous-Thil | 21 | 520 km NE | 56 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Justiniac | 09 | 144 km SE | 57 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lassicourt | 10 | 615 km NE | 55 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
| Périgny | 14 | 562 km N | 58 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Chapelle-Montabourlet | 24 | 173 km N | 56 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justiniac | 09 | 144 km SE | 57 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Chapelle-Montabourlet | 24 | 173 km N | 56 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 36 % |
| Marcigny-sous-Thil | 21 | 520 km NE | 56 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Pasilly | 89 | 531 km NE | 54 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Périgny | 14 | 562 km N | 58 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lassicourt | 10 | 615 km NE | 55 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Marguestau's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séailles | 32 | 20 km SE | 70 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Courtète | 11 | 187 km SE | 50 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgradail | 11 | 187 km SE | 50 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monget | 40 | 52 km SW | 77 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ibarrolle | 64 | 114 km SW | 73 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fenouillet-du-Razès | 11 | 186 km SE | 78 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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